The Louis Vuitton Acts were a series of

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leading up to the

2007 Louis Vuitton Cup The 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup held in Valencia, Spain, from April 16 to June 6 was the event used to select the challenger for the 2007 America's Cup. Eleven potential challengers competed in the competition which consisted of two round robins, ...

and

2007 America's Cup The 2007 America's Cup was the thirty-second challenge for the America's Cup and was won by Alinghi in the 7th race. The Cup is the most famous and most prestigious regatta and ''Match Race'' in the sport of sailing. As per the Deed of Gift o ...

. Thirteen regattas or acts were held in total. These regattas involved all eleven challengers plus the holder of the

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Alinghi Alinghi, or Alinghi Red Bull Racing because of the sports marketing branding by Red Bull, is the syndicate set up by Ernesto Bertarelli, racing under the colors of the Société Nautique de Genève, to challenge for the America's Cup, as well as ...

, and allowed the challengers to earn bonus points that went towards the

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. The 2004-2007 period was the first time this format had been used in America's Cup racing.

2004 ACC Championship

The 2004 ACC Championship was won by

Team New Zealand Team New Zealand or TNZ is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Team New Zealand became a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup in ...

. * The two teams that DNC in Act 1 received 7 points.

Act 1

Act One was sailed in

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. The Act was scheduled to consist of six fleet races and a round robin of match races, however two fleet races were canceled due to poor weather.

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won Act 1. *Act 1 saw the debut of FRA 57 and RSA 48, the rebadged NZL 57 and ITA 48 from the

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Act 2

Act Two was sailed in

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. This was the first regatta in the port that was to host the 2007 Louis Vuitton Cup and America's Cup. Three rounds of racing were lost to poor weather. The Act consisted of a double round robin of match races.

Emirates Team New Zealand Team New Zealand or TNZ is a sailing team based in Auckland, New Zealand representing the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. Team New Zealand became a household name in their home country following their consecutive wins in the America's Cup i ...

won Act 2. *Act 2 saw the debut of FRA 60 and ITA 59, a rebadged NZL 60 and SUI 59 from the

and

2000 Louis Vuitton Cup The 5th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The List of New Zealand urban areas by population, most populous urban area in t ...

respectively. *Team New Zealand used NZL 81 after

NZL 82 ''NZL 82'' was a 2003-generation International America's Cup Class racing yacht. Raced by defenders Team New Zealand in the 2003 America's Cup match, she was defeated 5–0 by challenger Alinghi ( ''SUI 64''). Design After the successful 20 ...

was damaged in a storm after the Marseille leg, BMW Oracle Racing used USA 71 for the same reason.

Act 3

Act Three was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act was scheduled to consist of seven fleet races, however one fleet race was canceled due to poor weather.

won Act 3.

2005 ACC Championship

The 2005 ACC Championship was won by

Act 4

Act Four was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races.

won Act 4. *Act 4 saw the debut of RSA 83, the first IACC boat constructed in

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, and SUI 75. *Desafío Español 2007 sailed ESP 67, a rebadged USA 67 from

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2003 Louis Vuitton Cup The 6th Louis Vuitton Cup was held in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2003. The winner, Alinghi, went on to challenge for and win the 2003 America's Cup. The teams The Yacht Club Punta Ala was the challenger of record. Alinghi Founded by Swiss bus ...

campaign while Mascalzone Latino - Capitalia Team sailed ITA 77, a rebadged USA 77 from

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's 2003 campaign. *Team Germany sailed GER 72, which was a rebadged ITA 72 from Mascalzone Latino, while China Team sailed CHN 69 as they had merged with Le Defi and acquired FRA 69.

Act 5

Act Five was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races.

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won Act 5.

Act 6

Act Six was held in

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. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races.

won Act 6. *Victory Challenge switched from SWE 63 to SWE 73, deciding it was better suited to the Swedish conditions

Act 7

Act Seven was held in Malmö, Skåne, Sweden. The Act was to consist of five fleet races, however poor weather meant that the Act was reduced to three races.

won Act 7.

Act 8

Act Eight was held in

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. The Act consisted of a single round robin of match races.

won Act 8.

Act 9

Act Nine was held in Trapani, Italy. The Act consisted of five fleet races.

won Act 9.

2006 ACC Championship

The 2006 ACC Championship was won by

Act 10

Act Ten was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races.

won Act 10. *Act 10 saw the debut of USA 87, ITA 86 and NZL 84. *Act 10 saw the introduction of CHN 79, a rebadged FRA 79 from Le Defi's

campaign, and ESP 65, formerly USA 65 from

's 2003 campaign.

Act 11

Act Eleven was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of five fleet races.

won Act 11.

Act 12

Act Twelve was sailed in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of a singleround robin of match races plus three divisions of knock out finals.

won Act 12. *Act 12 saw the introduction of ESP 88.

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

2007 season

No ACC Championship was awarded in 2007, instead the focus was on the

and the

Act 13

Act Thirteen was held in Valencia, Spain. The Act consisted of seven fleet races.

won Act 13. *Act 13 was originally to be titled Act 14 due to the desire to avoid having a "thirteenth race" however the Act was later retitled Act 13 for simplicities sake.Louis Vuitton Act 13
Yachting World, 31 January 2006 *Act 13 saw the introduction of SUI 91, ITA 94, FRA 93, ITA 85, ESP 97, ITA 99, GER 89, CHN 95 and SWE 96. *+39 Challenge awarded redress after collision.+39 Challenge wins protest, is awarded redress
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Bonus Points

Each challenger was awarded between 1-4 bonus points to take into the

based on their performances in the last Ten Acts. Between 11-1 points were awarded to each team per Act based on the final position the syndicate when Alinghi was excluded. For 2006 Acts the points were doubled and the points were tripled for 2007 Acts. The 2004 Acts were not worth any points.

topped the table and took the maximum four bonus points into the

. *+39 Challenge awarded redress after collision in Act 13.

References

External links

Official Website of the 32nd America's Cup
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